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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 CHARLES MINGUS Jr. = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: 22 April 1922 US Army Base in Nogales, Arizona, USA | Died: 5 January 1979 Cuernavaca, MEXICO |
56 | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
 DONNY HATHAWAY = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: DONNY EDWARD HATHAWAY 1 October 1945 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 13 January 1979 luxury hotel Essex House in New York City, USA |
33 | Suicide by jumping from Hotel Balcony |
 MARJORIE LAWRENCE = AUSTRALIAN = = Soprano = |
Born: MARJORIE FLORENCE LAWRENCE 17 February 1907 Deans Marsh, AUSTRALIA | Died: 13 January 1979 St Vincent's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA |
71 | Heart Failure |
 SID VICIOUS = ENGLISH = = Bass Guitarist and Vocalist = = The Sex Pistols = |
Born: JOHN SIMON RITCHIE, later named JOHN BEVERLEY 10 May 1957 | Died: 2 February 1979 West Village, New York, New York, USA |
21 | Heroin Overdose |
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MIKE PATTO = ENGLISH = = Musician = = Lead Singer for = = Spooky Tooth {1974} = = Boxer {1975-1979} = |
Born: MICHAEL THOMAS McCARTHY 22 September 1942 Cirencester, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND | Died: 4 March 1979 |
36 | Lymphatic Leukemia |
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ALAN CROFOOT = CANADIAN = = Operatic Tenor and Host of Mr Piper = |
Born: 2 June 1929 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 5 March 1979 Dayton, Ohio, USA |
49 | Suicide |
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HARRISON KELLER = AMERICAN = = Violinist and Music Educator = |
Born: 8 October 1888 Delphos, Kansas, USA | Died: 13 March 1979 Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA |
90 | |
 WILL MASTIN = AMERICAN = = Vaudevillian = |
Born: 20 June 1878 Alabama, Egyesült Államok USA | Died: 14 March 1979 Los Angeles, California, Egyesült Államok USA |
100 | |
 WALTER LEGGE = ENGLISH = = Classical Record Producer = |
Born: HARRY WALTER LEGGE 1 June 1906 Shepherds Bush, London, ENGLAND | Died: 22 March 1979 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, FRANCE |
72 | |
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ANTONIO BROSA = SPANISH = = Violinist = |
Born: 27 June 1894 | Died: 23 March 1979 |
84 | |
 ERNST GLASER = GERMAN / NORWEGIAN = = Violinist, Orchestra Conductor and Music Teacher = |
Born: 24 February 1904 Hamburg, GERMANY | Died: 3 April 1979 Oslo, NORWAY |
75 | |
 NINO ROTA = ITALIAN = = Composer, Pianist, Conductor and Academic = |
Born: GIOVANNI ROTA RINALDI 3 December 1911 Milan, ITALY | Died: 10 April 1979 Rome, ITALY |
67 | Coronary Thrombosis |
 MARIA CANIGLIA = ITALIAN = = Dramatic Soprano = |
Born: 5 May 1905 Naples, ITALY | Died: 16 April 1979 Rome, ITALY |
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BRONISLAV GIMPEL = POLISH-AMERICAN = = Violinist and Teacher = |
Born: 29 January 1911 Lvov, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, part of POLISH Galicia (now Lviv, UKRAINE) | Died: 1 May 1979 Los Angeles, USA |
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ZOLTÁN KELEMEN = HUNGARIAN = = Bass-Baritone = |
Born: 12 March 1926 Budapest, HUNGARY | Died: 9 May 1979 Zürich, SWITZERLAND |
53 | |
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LESTER FLATT = AMERICAN = = Bluegrass Musician = |
Born: LESTER RAYMOND FLATT 19 June 1914 Duncan's Chapel, Overton County, Tennessee, USA | Died: 11 May 1979 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
64 | |
 BLUE MITCHELL = AMERICAN = = Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Rock, and Funk Trumpeter = |
Born: RICHARD ALLEN MITCHELL 13 March 1930 Miami, Florida, USA | Died: 21 May 1979 Los Angeles, California, USA |
49 | Cancer |
 JACK HALEY = AMERICAN = = Vaudevillian, Stage, Radio, and Film Actor, Light Comedian, Singer and Dancer = = Star of = = Wizard of Oz = |
Born: JOHN JOSEPH HALEY 10 August 1897 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 6 June 1979 Los Angeles, California, USA |
81 | Heart Attack |
 ANGUS MacLISE = AMERICAN = = Drummer and Songwriter = = Member of = = Theatre of Eternal Music {1963-1964} = = Velvet Underground {April-November 1965} = |
Born: ANGUS WILLIAM MacLISE 4 March 1938 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA | Died: 21 June 1979 Kathmandu, NEPAL |
41 | Hypoglycemia and Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
 LOWELL GEORGE = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist = = Founding Member of = = Little Feat {1969-1979} = |
Born: LOWELL THOMAS GEORGE 13 April 1945 Hollywood, California, USA | Died: 29 June 1979 Arlington, Virginia, USA |
34 | Heart Attack |
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LOUIS DUREY = FRENCH = = Composer = |
Born: 27 May 1888 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 3 July 1979 Saint-Tropez, FRANCE |
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VAN McCOY = AMERICAN = = Musician, Record Producer, Arranger, = = Songwriter, and Orchestra Conductor = |
Born: VAN ALLEN CLINTON McCOY 6 January 1940 Washington, D.C., USA | Died: 6 July 1979 Englewood, New Jersey, USA |
39 | Heart Attack |
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MINNIE RIPERTON = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: MINNIE JULIA RIPERTON 8 November 1947 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 12 July 1979 Los Angeles, California, USA |
31 | Breast Cancer |
 PEDRO FLORES = PUERTO RICAN = = Composer = |
Born: PEDRO JUAN FLORES CÓRDOVA 9 April 1894 Naguabo. PUERTO RICO | Died: 14 July 1979 San Juan, PUERTO RICO |
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ALFRED DELLER = ENGLISH = = Countertenor Singer = |
Born: ALFRED GEORGE DELLER 31 May 1912 Margate, Kent, ENGLAND | Died: 16 July 1979 Bologna, ITALY |
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DORSEY BURNETTE = AMERICAN = = Rockabilly Singer = |
Born: DORSEY WILLIAM BURNETT, Jr 28 December 1932 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 19 August 1979 Canoga Park, California, USA |
46 | Heart Attack |
 STAN KENTON = AMERICAN = = Bandleader, Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Arranger = |
Born: STANLEY NEWCOMB KENTON 15 December 1911 Wichita, Kansas, USA | Died: 25 August 1979 Los Angeles, California, USA |
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JACQUES FÉVRIER = FRENCH = = Pianist and Teacher = |
Born: 26 July 1900 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FRANCE | Died: 2 September 1979 Épinal, FRANCE |
79 | |
 GUY BOLTON = BRITISH-AMERICAN = = Playwright and Writer of Musical Comedies = |
Born: GUY REGINALD BOLTON 23 November 1884 Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 4 September 1979 London, ENGLAND |
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RICHARD NIBLEY = AMERICAN = = Violinist, Composer, and Educator = |
Born: FRED RICHARD NIBLEY 29 April 1913 | Died: 22 September 1979 |
66 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) |
 GRACIE FIELDS = ENGLISH = = Actress, Singer and Comedian = = and star of both Cinema and Music Hall = |
Born: GRACE STANSFIELD 9 January 1898 Rochdale, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 27 September 1979 La Canzone Del Mare, Capri, ITALY |
81 | |
 JIMMY McCULLOCH = SCOTTISH = = Musician and Songwriter = = Member of = = Thunderclap Newman {1969-1971} = = Stone The Crows {1972} = = Wings {1974-1977} = |
Born: JAMES McCULLOCH 4 June 1953 Dumbarton, SCOTLAND | Died: 27 September 1979 Maida Vale, London, ENGLAND |
26 | Heart Failure due to Morphine and Alcohol Poisoning |
 ROY HARRIS = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: ROY ELLSWORTH HARRIS 12 February 1898 Lincoln County, near Chandler, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 1 October 1979 Santa Monica, California, USA |
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JULIA PERRY = AMERICAN = = Composer, Teacher and Conductor = |
Born: JULIA AMANDA PERRY 25 March 1924 Lexington, Kentucky, USA | Died: 12 October 1979 |
55 | |
 REBECCA HELFERICH CLARKE = ENGLISH = = Viola Player and Composer = |
Born: 27 August 1886 Harrow, ENGLAND | Died: 13 October 1979 New York City, New York, USA |
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 NADIA BOULANGER = FRENCH = = Composer, Conductor, and Music Teacher = |
Born: JULIETTE NADIA BOULANGER 16 September 1887 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 22 October 1979 Paris, FRANCE |
92 | |
 GERMAINE LUBIN = FRENCH = = Soprano = |
Born: 1 February 1890 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 27 October 1979 Paris, FRANCE |
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DIMITRI TIOMKIN = RUSSIAN-born = = Hollywood Film Score Composer and Conductor = |
Born: DIMITRI ZINOVIEVICH TIOMKIN 10 May 1894 Kremenchuk, Ukraine, RUSSIA | Died: 11 November 1979 London, ENGLAND |
85 | |
 FREDA BETTI = FRENCH = = Mezzo-Soprano Singer = |
Born: FRÉDÉRIQUE THÉRÈSE AUGUSTA BETTI 26 February 1924 Nice, FRANCE | Died: 13 November 1979 Nice, FRANCE |
55 | Suicide |
 JOHN GLASCOCK = BRITISH = = Musician, Singer = = Bass Guitarist, Backing Vocalist, and Occasional Lead Vocalist = = for the progressive rock band = = CARMEN = |
Born: 2 May 1951 Islington, ENGLAND | Died: 17 November 1979 London, ENGLAND |
28 | |
 JOYCE GRENFELL = BRITISH = = Comedian, Singer-Songwriter, Actress = |
Born: JOYCE IRENE PHIPPS 10 February 1910 Knightsbridge, London, ENGLAND | Died: 30 November 1979 London, ENGLAND |
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 NANSI RICHARDS = WELSH = = Harpist = |
Born: NANSI RICHARDS JONES 14 May 1888 Penybontfawr, Oswestry, WALES | Died: 21 December 1979 Penybontfawr, WALES |
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 RICHARD RODGERS = AMERICAN = = Composer and Songwriter = |
Born: RICHARD CHARLES RODGERS 28 June 1902 New York City, USA | Died: 30 December 1979 New York City, USA |
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